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family, mountains, dogs, politics, law and other matters of some importen-USWed, 07 Feb 2018 08:38:21 -0800http://www.typepad.com/http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationByron York: Scheming, speculation behind scenes as Democrats push intel memohttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/02/byron-york-scheming-speculation-behind-scenes-as-democrats-push-intel-memo.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/02/byron-york-scheming-speculation-behind-scenes-as-democrats-push-intel-memo.htmlNow, another memo is in the pipeline, this one produced by the committee's Democratic minority, and things are much quieter. First, in a sharp contrast to last week, Republicans joined Democrats to vote unanimously to release the Democratic memo. Second,...Tom SmithWed, 07 Feb 2018 08:38:21 -0800Alexa is no longer going to take your sexist abuse - Hot Airhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/alexa-is-no-longer-going-to-take-your-sexist-abuse-hot-air.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/alexa-is-no-longer-going-to-take-your-sexist-abuse-hot-air.htmlThe fact that this machine is now being considered a tool for conditioning its users, on sexual harassment or anything, gives me the creeps. You can bet the social justice warriors in Silicon Valley won’t stop there. via hotair.com Try...Tom SmithThu, 25 Jan 2018 07:40:56 -0800FBI Agents Discussed Secret Society After Tru | The Daily Callerhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/fbi-agents-discussed-secret-society-after-tru-the-daily-caller.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/fbi-agents-discussed-secret-society-after-tru-the-daily-caller.htmlThe two FBI officials involved in a scandal over anti-Trump text messages referred to a “secret society” on the day after President Trump’s 2016 election win, two Republican lawmakers who have reviewed the exchanges said on Monday. via dailycaller.com O...Tom SmithMon, 22 Jan 2018 19:24:57 -0800It looks like Apple is bringing back home nearly all of its $250 billion foreign cashhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/it-looks-like-apple-is-bringing-back-home-nearly-all-of-its-250-billion-foreign-cash.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/it-looks-like-apple-is-bringing-back-home-nearly-all-of-its-250-billion-foreign-cash.htmlApple just announced on Wednesday it will bring back hundreds of billions of dollars from overseas to fund investment in the U.S. and likely increase its capital returns. via www.cnbc.com crumbsTom SmithWed, 17 Jan 2018 19:03:08 -0800My Dated Predictions – Rodney Brookshttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/my-dated-predictions-rodney-brooks.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2018/01/my-dated-predictions-rodney-brooks.htmlWith all new technologies there are predictions of how good it will be for humankind, or how bad it will be. A common thread that I have observed is how people tend to underestimate how long new technologies will take...Tom SmithSun, 07 Jan 2018 10:14:36 -0800The Beautiful Mind of Neural Networks - IEEE Spectrumhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/the-beautiful-mind-of-neural-networks-ieee-spectrum.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/the-beautiful-mind-of-neural-networks-ieee-spectrum.htmlWherever there are patterns and relevant data, deep learning is being applied. Neural networks are no longer the second-best solution to the problem. Often they are the best, and in many instances it is we humans who have taken second...Tom SmithWed, 20 Dec 2017 10:39:42 -0800NTSB: Derailed train took curve at nearly three times speed limit - Hot Airhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/ntsb-derailed-train-took-curve-at-nearly-three-times-speed-limit-hot-air.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/ntsb-derailed-train-took-curve-at-nearly-three-times-speed-limit-hot-air.htmlThe recovery of a data recorder may have identified the cause of a fatal derailment of an Amtrak train in Washington state yesterday. NTSB board member Bella Dinh-Zarr tells CBS News that the device reveals that the train took a...Tom SmithTue, 19 Dec 2017 08:37:19 -0800Lawyer-Bots Are Shaking Up Jobs - MIT Technology Reviewhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/lawyer-bots-are-shaking-up-jobs-mit-technology-review.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/lawyer-bots-are-shaking-up-jobs-mit-technology-review.htmleticulous research, deep study of case law, and intricate argument-building—lawyers have used similar methods to ply their trade for hundreds of years. But they’d better watch out, because artificial intelligence is moving in on the field. via www.technologyreview.comTom SmithSun, 17 Dec 2017 14:36:55 -0800Machine Bias — ProPublicahttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/machine-bias-propublica.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/machine-bias-propublica.htmlJust as the 18-year-old girls were realizing they were too big for the tiny conveyances — which belonged to a 6-year-old boy — a woman came running after them saying, “That’s my kid’s stuff.” Borden and her friend immediately dropped...Tom SmithSun, 17 Dec 2017 14:33:16 -0800Inspecting Algorithms for Bias - MIT Technology Reviewhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/inspecting-algorithms-for-bias-mit-technology-review.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/inspecting-algorithms-for-bias-mit-technology-review.htmlCourts, banks, and other institutions are using automated data analysis systems to make decisions about your life. Let’s not leave it up to the algorithm makers to decide whether they’re doing it appropriately. via www.technologyreview.comTom SmithSun, 17 Dec 2017 14:32:03 -0800The Great AI Paradox - MIT Technology Reviewhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/the-great-ai-paradox-mit-technology-review.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/the-great-ai-paradox-mit-technology-review.htmlEven so, all this is a small part of what could reasonably be defined as real artificial intelligence. Patrick Winston, a professor of AI and computer science at MIT, says it would be more helpful to describe the developments of...Tom SmithSun, 17 Dec 2017 14:22:43 -0800Laws and Ethics Can’t Keep Pace with Technology - MIT Technology Reviewhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/laws-and-ethics-cant-keep-pace-with-technology-mit-technology-review.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/laws-and-ethics-cant-keep-pace-with-technology-mit-technology-review.htmlTake the development of copyright laws, which followed the creation of the printing press. When first introduced in the 1400s, the printing press was disruptive to political and religious elites because it allowed knowledge to spread and experiments to be...Tom SmithSun, 17 Dec 2017 14:11:34 -0800Mueller subpoenas Trump Deutsche Bank records - Hot Airhttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/mueller-subpoenas-trump-deutsche-bank-records-hot-air.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/12/mueller-subpoenas-trump-deutsche-bank-records-hot-air.htmlMueller issued a subpoena to Germany’s largest lender several weeks ago, forcing the bank to submit documents on its relationship with Trump and his family, according to a person briefed on the matter, who asked not to be identified because...Tom SmithTue, 05 Dec 2017 08:08:17 -0800Is AlphaGo Really Such a Big Deal? | Quanta Magazinehttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/11/is-alphago-really-such-a-big-deal-quanta-magazine.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/11/is-alphago-really-such-a-big-deal-quanta-magazine.htmlTo get over this hurdle, the developers’ core idea was for AlphaGo to play the policy network against itself, to get an estimate of how likely a given board position was to be a winning one. That probability of a...Tom SmithThu, 23 Nov 2017 14:24:52 -0800New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning | Quanta Magazinehttp://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/11/new-theory-cracks-open-the-black-box-of-deep-learning-quanta-magazine.html
http://smithilaneous.typepad.com/smithallaneous/2017/11/new-theory-cracks-open-the-black-box-of-deep-learning-quanta-magazine.htmlEven as machines known as “deep neural networks” have learned to converse, drive cars, beat video games and Go champions, dream, paint pictures and help make scientific discoveries, they have also confounded their human creators, who never expected so-called “deep-learning”...Tom SmithThu, 23 Nov 2017 11:28:59 -0800